Common Core

RESOURCES
http://www.textproject.org/assets/publications/7-actions/7-Actions-Text-Complexity.pdf wonderful tool and guide for teachers to use for students who struggle with text. 7 steps to support student understanding of text.
http://www.youtube.com/user/TheHuntInstitute videos on the common core.
http://www.p21.org/storage/documents/P21CommonCoreToolkit.pdf P21 (partnership for 21st C skills) CCSS toolkit, strong examples from K-12
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play/52180 live binder CCSS.. state crosswalks, resources, C21.
http://www.choiceliteracy.com/public/1708.cfmCommon core and poetry
http://www.teachingthecore.com/ wonderful blog, teacher thinking and connecting around implementation.
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/common-core-standards-persuasive-writing-heather-wolpert-gawron Common core and persuasive writing

http://commoncore.org/maps/Curriculum Mapping Project, by and for Teachers
http://engageny.org/ A go to site for NY educators!
http://www.achievethecore.org/ Easy to navigate, support for implementation..
http://kms.sdcoe.net/getvocal/107.html sentence stems for academic discourse.. great UDL support for student choice

COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS
INSTRUCTIONAL SHIFTS
http://engageny.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/instructional_shifts.pdf
ELA
http://www.p12.nysed.gov/ciai/common_core_standards/pdfdocs/nysp12cclsela.pdf
http://www.corestandards.org/assets/Appendix_A.pdf
http://www.corestandards.org/assets/Appendix_C.pdf
MATH
http://www.p12.nysed.gov/ciai/common_core_standards/pdfdocs/ny
http://www.p12.nysed.gov/ciai/common_core_standards/pdfdocs/ccssi_mathematics_appendix_a.pdf
sp12cclsmath.pdf
MODEL CONTENT FRAMEWORKS from PARCC
http://www.parcconline.org/sites/parcc/files/PARCC%20MCF%20for%20Mathematics_Fall%202011%20Release.pdf
http://www.parcconline.org/sites/parcc/files/PARCC%20MCF%20for%20ELA%20Literacy_Fall%202011%20Release.pdf
SMARTER BALANCE
http://www.smarterbalanced.org/ Smarter Balanced is a state-led consortium developing assessments aligned to the Common Core State Standards in English language arts/literacy and mathematics that are designed to help prepare all students to graduate high school college- and career-ready